“cross-cultural constructions of murder.”

Part one: Summarize the “cross-cultural constructions of murder.” Part two: Summarize the “history of murder in the United States.” Part three: How do “positivistic” social scientists use the concept of “social capital” to explain varying rates of murder across communities? Part four: How do “interactional” social scientists seek to understand the situations in which murders occur? The posts will be graded according to the following criteria: Relevance: the ideas expressed indicate that the student has read and comprehended the assigned material. Clarity, coherence: the ideas are stated clearly and coherently. Critical thinking: there is evidence that the student has adequately analyzed, synthesized, and evaluated the assigned material. Poses a question for discussion: the posting articulates a question for discussion that pertains to the assigned material. Spelling, grammar: the posting must meet university-level standards of spelling and grammar. Length: each submission must be no less than 250 words in length; there is no maximum length.The word count must be listed at the end of each post.